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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 664 (4) New Fighter

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    The number of fr-18 fighter-bombers scheduled for production in August, September and October are 120, 160 and 200 respectively. This is already the production limit of China Aircraft Manufacturing Company, which has expanded its production capacity several times. Although in Wang  In Geng¡¯s view, even if 200 FR-18 fighter-bombers are produced a month, if they can be used in air combat, they may not be able to keep up with the battle losses and consumption on the front line. You must know that during the entire First World War, various countries produced a total of 181,900 military aircraft.  , the number of aircraft deployed on the battlefield by both sides was approximately 100,000, and more than 50,000 pilots were killed.

    However, for the China Aircraft Manufacturing Company, increasing its production capacity to 200 fr-18 fighter bombers and 120 BC-18 attack bombers per month in 1918 was already a limit. In other words, China's aircraft production capacity would have to accumulate continuously for half a year.  The number of aircraft produced has reached the number of front-line fighter jets currently owned by Germany.

    With the finalization and mass production of the two types of aircraft, the production of domestic engines will become a top priority.  China Aircraft Manufacturing Company even plans to outsource the production of domestic imitation Rolls-Royce-Eagle VIII engines to the engine branch of China Fuda Motor Company starting in August, and is ready to start full-scale production and is expected to complete testing and testing in early August.  The finalized domestically produced Eagle ix aircraft engine.

    The new domestically produced Eagle ix engine is improved with aluminum alloy components, increasing the compression ratio to increase power and reduce its own weight. The original timetable given by Wang Zhu for this domestically produced Eagle ix aircraft engine was to complete testing and finalization in the third quarter of 1918. At present, it looks like  It is likely that the goal will be achieved in early August, so that 60 domestically produced Eagle ix engines are expected to be completed by the end of August, 120 units are planned for September, 160 units are planned for October, and the monthly production scale of 200 new engines will be reached by the end of the year.

    Prior to this, the first copy of the Eagle VIII aircraft engine was produced. In early May, 120 copies of the engine were completed, in June it was 160 units, and in July it was 200 units. By August, it is expected to be subcontracted to China Fuda Automobile Company for production.  The number of imitation Eagle viii engines can reach about 240-280 units.

    In the end, Wang Geng decided that the Samara Flying Academy, a subsidiary of the Allied Frontline Air Force, would enroll 500 Volga Federation, Japanese, and Chinese pilot students in the first phase. As long as they are physically qualified and pass the basic cultural examination and political examination, they will be eligible  The first 500 applicants will be admitted with priority, while the remaining applicants will serve as preparatory students and enter the second phase of study, and so on.

    At this time, Nanyuan Aviation School's accelerated pilot students had graduated four times: the first batch of 500 students graduated in early October 1917, the second batch of 1,000 students graduated in early January 1918, and the third batch of 1,500 students graduated in April 1918.  The 2,000 students in the fourth phase graduated at the beginning of August 1918, and the 2,500 newly admitted students in the fifth phase will enroll in early August and graduate in early November.

    In other words, the Nanyuan Aviation School under the Aviation Department of the Chinese Participating Army trained a total of 5,000 accelerated pilot students in 4 batches for the Air Force of the Chinese Participating Army in nearly a year. Nearly 12,000 ground staff and mechanics also participated.  Training and completion of training courses laid a solid foundation for the Chinese Air Force to become the fifth largest air force in the world at the end of July 1918.

    At this time, the eight active flying wings of the Chinese participating army, No. 1 to No. 8, totaled nearly 1,000 fighter aircraft. The number of active pilots in the air force reached nearly 4,000. The remaining nearly 1,000 pilots were engaged in civil aviation missions of China Airlines and  Served as instructors at all levels of Nanyuan Aviation School.

    Starting from August 1918, the China Aircraft Manufacturing Company will continue to have 120 fr-18s and 48 latest BC-18s come off the production line and join active service every month. By the end of the year, the number of aircraft owned by the Chinese Air Force Air Force will be  Doubling the number, of course, does not deduct losses in future air operations.

    But for the Chinese Air Force participating in the war, there is actually no way out. The duty of soldiers is to defend the interests of the country and the nation. It is a true portrayal that they die on the battlefield and die well. Wang Geng only hopes that by improving the performance of the aircraft, as many as possible  Under the existing production capacity bottleneck, the Allied Air Force can still maintain its ability to fight against the German Air Force.

    At the same time, as the BC-18, a classic attack bomber, was put into production and rolled off the production line, Wang Geng set his goal to design a brand new domestic single-seat monoplane fighter.  It was obviously not cost-effective to use fighter-bombers like the FR-18 to fight the Germans in air combat. The idea of ??a lightweight single-seat monoplane fighter/attack aircraft began to take shape in his mind.

    July 29, 1918 10:50 Samara Allied Forces Headquarters

    After the fr-18 Excellent fighter-bomber and BC-18 Predator attack bomber designed and produced by the China Aircraft Manufacturing Company were put into production, Wang Geng's attention had to return to the fighter jets of the air force. Until now, the European War has been divided between both sides.  Air combat between fighter jets is still the mainstream of air combat. Fighters are used to compete for air supremacy in theaters, perform tasks such as escorting one's own bomber formations, and expelling and intercepting the opponent's fighter and bomber formations.

    Wang Geng initially chose the British SE5 single-engine single-seat biplane fighter for the Chinese Air Force. The main reason was that the SE5 had good overall performance, strong control stability, fast flight speed, and it could carry 4 missiles under the wings.??Aerial bombs, but as the main aircraft type in air combat, the SE5 cannot be regarded as the best fighter for combat.

    In this era, the fighter jets with the best air combat performance are the British Camel F.1 single-engine single-seat biplane fighter, the French Neuburg 17 single-engine single-seat biplane fighter, and the German Fokkerdri single-engine single-seat three-plane fighter. Of course,  With the emergence of the German Fokkerdvii single-engine single-seat biplane fighter, the speed and firepower of the aircraft have been improved at the expense of part of the maneuverability, and the overall performance is much better than the dri.

    The reason why Wang Geng gave up the introduction of the British Camel F.1 fighter jet was because this aircraft used a radial air-cooled engine with a cylinder rotor, which made the aircraft control quite complicated. The side effect of high flexibility in air combat became stability.  Due to its poor performance, it is difficult for ordinary pilots to skillfully control this naughty camel. If it is not careful, it will enter a spiral state and easily crash.

    In Wang Geng's previous life, the British Camel F.1 fighter was the fighter that shot down the largest number of enemy aircraft in the entire World War I. This extremely famous aircraft relied on its agile hovering performance and powerful forward firepower.  From July 1918 to November 1918, a total of 1,294 enemy aircraft were shot down, setting a record for single-aircraft results in the war.
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